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By this way the heroes took the ship through17 the Acherusian headland and came to land over against it as the wind had just ceased.
The Argonautica 2008
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And so a barrow to this hero was raised in that land, and there stands a token for men of later days to see, the trunk of a wild olive tree, such as ships are built of; and it flourishes with its green leaves a little below the Acherusian headland.
The Argonautica 2008
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During the night the wind ceased and at dawn they gladly reached the haven of the Acherusian headland.
The Argonautica 2008
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Ephyrè, near which the Acherusian lake finds a way out to the sea; the river Acheron, whence the name is derived, flows through
The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007
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By this city the Acherusian lake pours its waters into the sea.
The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2005
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By this city the Acherusian lake pours its waters into the sea.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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By this city the Acherusian lake pours its waters into the sea.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Tarentines, a caution had been given him, "to beware of the Acherusian waters and the city Pandosia, for there were fixed the limits of his destiny."
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius
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And so a barrow to this hero was raised in that land, and there stands a token for men of later days to see, the trunk of a wild olive tree, such as ships are built of; and it flourishes with its green leaves a little below the Acherusian headland.
The Argonautica Apollonius Rhodius
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By this way the heroes took the ship through [1203] the Acherusian headland and came to land over against it as the wind had just ceased.
The Argonautica Apollonius Rhodius
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